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Health Encyclopedia: Multiple Sclerosis Drug Treatment
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Corticosteroids
Corticosteroids (commonly called steroids) are mainstay treatments for acute relapses patients with relapse-remitting MS. High-dose methylprednisolone given intravenously (IVMP) is typically administered for major relapse, often followed by oral prednisone for a few days. Steroids reduce inflammation in the central nervous system and may help suppress the immune system's attack on myelin and even improve electrical conduction.
Steroids, in general, do not improve the ...
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Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
...early can help prevent irreparable joint damage that might otherwise occur. Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, cortisone, methylprednisolone, and hydrocortisone, are used to treat many rheumatic... Read more »Gout: Diagnosis
...NSAIDs or colchicine and who have gout in more than one joint. Corticosteroids include triamcinolone and prednisone. Corticotropin (ACTH), a drug that converts to a steroid, is effective and safe,... Read more »Hepatitis: Highlights
...approved for chronic hepatitis C.Drug WarningPatients with hepatitis A or B should not take acetaminophen (Tylenol), according to research presented at the 2006 Digestive Disease Week conference.... Read more »Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus): Treatment for Chickenpox
...bed unless fever and flu symptoms are severe. To relieve discomfort, a child can take acetaminophen (Tylenol), with doses determined by the doctor. A child should never be given aspirin, or... Read more »Hodgkin's Disease: Other Treatments
...MOPP-ABV. The introduction of MOPP [mechlorethamine (Mustargen), vincristine (Oncovin), procarbazine, prednisone] in the 1960s resulted in dramatic reductions in mortality rates from HD. A hybrid... Read more »Related News
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